Kickstarter [Chaosium] Claudia Christian’s Musketeers vs. Cthulhu is on Kickstarter now!

[Michael O'Brien]

When the forces of the Cthulhu threaten France, who can the King call upon?

There can be only one answer...

ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL!

The time has come for daring deeds against impossible foes. It is time for Musketeers vs. Cthulhu!

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From our friends Nightfall Games comes this licensed Call of Cthulhu Kickstarter, based on the writings of Claudia Christian (well-known from the science fiction TV series Babylon-5) and Chris McAuley in the fiction anthology The Musketeers vs. Cthulhu in the Court of King Louis.

In this new setting for Call of Cthulhu, the Three Musketeers confront a mythical threat that threatens France. The book includes rules for creating an original musketeer and a four-part campaign!

Claudia Christian’s Musketeers vs. Cthulhu fully-funded within the first few hours on Day One and is now into stretch goals. Join the ranks of the Musketeers as they face off against eldritch plots and courtly intrigues –and back this new setting for Call of Cthulhu here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nightfall/claudia-christensens-musketeers-vs-cthulhu-tabletop-rpg

 

[Michael O'Brien]

As one commenter has reminded us, Claudia Christian's Musketeers Vs Cthulhu is the second Call of Cthulhu project with a direct Babylon-5 connection. The first being Masks of Nyarlathotep.

During a 1983 screenwriter strike, Larry DiTillio turned to TTRPG writing to make ends meet. And so wrote Masks of Nyarlathotep for us, still considered one of the greatest RPG adventures of all time. Then the strike ended and he resumed his illustrious career in Hollywood, going on to work as a writer and story editor for Babylon-5.

Larry DiTillio passed in 2019, here is our obituary for this visionary game designer and writer:

Larry DiTillio, Visionary Game Designer and Writer, 1940-2019

From Mike Mason, Call of Cthulhu line editor, Chaosium Inc:I woke up this morning to discover the news that Larry DiTillio had passed.Larry was a force to be reckoned with, whether in the gaming or entertainment industries, and a man whose contribution to the Call of Cthulhu RPG cannot be...

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[Michael O'Brien]

Starring Claudia Christian... the Musketeers Vs Cthulhu Kickstarter by our friends Nightfall Games has four days to go, and they've announced a final stretch goal: co-creator Claudia Christian of Babylon-5 fame will make a guest appearance in the actual play show we've got planned with the Stream of Chaos. Back it now!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nightfall/claudia-christensens-musketeers-vs-cthulhu-tabletop-rpg